Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy
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The forest ecosystems of the South serve many purposes including the production of bioenergy. This encyclopedia is a synthesis of the best available scientific knowledge regarding the state of bioenergy and bio-based products from Southern forest ecosystems. We are certainly not suggesting that all existing forests should be tapped for energy production. Forest biomass for energy and other bio-based products can and must be managed as simply one of a large number of goods and services that can be produced from the forests (IEA Bioenergy Task 31, 2000).
The Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy is divided into seven sub-sections:
- Understanding Bioenergy Resources:
- The Southern Bioenergy Resource:
- Forest Management:
- Harvesting:
- Utilization:
- Economics:
- Environmental Sustainability:
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